music:
https://youtu.be/iGGJScqVkfg
Dark Funeral - "In My Dreams"
When the moon is high in the heavens,
"And the sharp winds howl like wolves."
I lay in the darkness twisting and turning,
"My mind won't give me any peace."
I dream of when we were as one,
my secret passion...

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